Cherrie Bija

A woman in a Santa coat and Faith in Families T-shirt sits on the edge of a giant wooden toy chest packed with LEGO, Playmobil and Hot Wheels boxes outside Multibank Cymru in Swansea
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SWANSEA: Giant chest of LEGO and Pokémon lands at the multibank for families who can’t afford Christmas presents

Hundreds of toys arrived in Swansea Vale in a chest big enough to sit in, all of them for children…

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Kit Peters
Rachael Flanagan, a woman with long brown hair wearing a blue blazer, holding a silver IoD award trophy and smiling, pictured inside ICC Wales with the large red Welsh dragon sculpture visible through the window behind her
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SWANSEA: She started with £20 and a mop at 18 — now Rachael Flanagan has been named Wales Director of the Year

The founder of Swansea cleaning company Mrs Buckét has been named Medium to Large Business Director of the Year at…

Cherrie Bija with her IoD Wales Director of the Year award. Picture: Faith in Families
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SWANSEA: Faith in Families CEO Cherrie Bija named IoD Wales Director of the Year in public and third sector category

Cherrie Bija, chief executive of Swansea Bay charity Faith in Families, has been named winner of the Public and Third…

Group photo of Andrew Bailey, Cherrie Bija and staff standing in front of a Faith in Families banner inside the Cwtch Mawr Multibank.
Andrew Bailey

Bank of England boss meets Swansea charity fighting child poverty: ‘Economic decisions must hear real families’

The Governor of the Bank of England came face‑to‑face with the reality of child poverty in Swansea today as he…

Amy Seppman and Cherrie Bija smiling at a Swansea Bay Business Club event with Help to Grow and sponsor banners.
Amy Seppman

Swansea Bay Business Club smashes £40k charity target for Faith in Families

Swansea Bay’s business leaders have raised a staggering £54,640 for local children and families in crisis — proving that when…

Exterior of 71/72 Kingsway building in Swansea with glass facade and visible signage.
71/72 Kingsway

Big tech boost as Amazon‑owned Veeqo opens new Swansea HQ at 71/72 Kingsway

Welsh tech firm Veeqo has opened a flagship headquarters at 71/72 Kingsway, with Amazon pledging more than £150 million of…

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Cherrie Bija

‘One in four Swansea kids in poverty’ – new plan promises biggest cut in decades

The UK Government has unveiled its Child Poverty Strategy, claiming it will deliver the largest fall in child poverty on…

Exterior of the disused St Margaret’s Church in Bonymaen, Swansea, which will be transformed into an Integrated Health and Wellbeing Hub by Faith in Families.
Bonymaen

Faith in Families secures nearly £250k Welsh Government funding for Bonymaen Community Cwtch

A Swansea children’s charity has been awarded almost a quarter of a million pounds to take forward ambitious plans for…

Seven‑year‑old Swansea fundraiser Ollie Blake smiling at his cake stall after cycling 15 miles to raise £1,600 for Faith in Families.
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Swansea schoolboy Ollie Blake raises £1,600 for Faith in Families with 15‑mile bike ride and cake stall

A seven‑year‑old fundraiser from Swansea has cycled 15 miles to Mumbles and baked his way to another incredible total for…

Cherrie Bija

Faith in Families CEO and team to undertake challenging fundraising trek

The CEO of Swansea charity Faith in Families and 15 supporters will set off later this month on a 100km…